Inter-Agency Coordinator

City of New York•New York, NY

19h•$83,743 - $99,761•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction, Division of Infrastructure, is seeking Inter-Agency Coordinators for the Program Management Unit – Engineering and Support Services’ Front-End Planning – DEP Coordination or DOT Coordination team. The role focuses on identifying critical issues during scope development for Capital Infrastructure projects, particularly projects involving replacement, reconstruction, and upgrades of DEP or DOT facilities and appurtenances. This includes water mains, storm, sanitary and combined sewers, outfalls, and joint DOT scopes related to DEP project limits and street and roadway improvement initiatives. Coordinators review proposed conceptual and schematic designs and help develop comprehensive final project scopes, cost estimates, and baseline schedules. They assess data, conduct site visits, identify feasibility and constructability issues, and propose alternatives. They also evaluate climate risk, resiliency, sustainability, environmental impacts, mitigation needs, acquisition, and applicable local regulations. The position includes preparing presentation materials, leading internal strategy meetings and workshops, and coordinating with external stakeholders including DOT, DEP, DPR, OMB, City Hall, Community Boards, and elected officials. Coordinators work with in-house personnel and consultants to prepare final assessment reports, transition projects into initiation, and maintain and update project tracking systems in the agency database.

Requirements

Meet the stated Construction Project Manager qualification requirements through an eligible combination of high school education, qualifying construction project management or inspection experience, relevant bachelor's degree, and/or specified professional license.
For qualifying construction experience, each year must involve managing and/or inspecting one or more construction projects costing at least $300,000 per project.
At appointment, hold a motor vehicle driver's license valid in New York State and maintain it for the duration of employment.
Applicants must specify each construction project's description, dates worked, work performed, and money allotted.
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution; foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
For Assignment Level II, meet the base qualifications and have one additional year of satisfactory full-time experience in Assignment Level I or qualifying construction project management experience.
For Assignment Level III, meet the base qualifications and have two additional years of satisfactory full-time experience in Assignment Levels I and II or qualifying construction project management experience; a valid New York State driver's license must be maintained.

Responsibilities

Identify critical issues during scope development for Capital Infrastructure projects, particularly replacement, reconstruction, and upgrades of DEP or DOT facilities and appurtenances.
Review proposed conceptual and schematic designs submitted by project sponsors.
Assist in developing comprehensive final project scopes, cost estimates, and baseline schedules.
Assess data and conduct site visits.
Identify feasibility and constructability issues and propose alternative solutions.
Evaluate climate risks, resiliency, sustainability, environmental impacts, mitigation needs, acquisition, and local regulations.
Prepare presentation materials and lead internal strategy meetings and workshops.
Coordinate with external stakeholders, including DOT, DEP, DPR, OMB, City Hall, Community Boards, and elected officials.
Interface with in-house personnel and consultants to prepare final assessment reports and transition projects into initiation.
Maintain and update project tracking systems via the agency database.